Visual remote control and tactile interaction system

ABSTRACT

A system has been disclosed which allows improved sexual interaction between two individuals who are in separate locations or between one user and computer game software. One component of the system measures the displacement of a fluid that occurs when an object is inserted into an orifice to create digital data, which data can be transmitted to a remote location or used in software on the local computer. Another component of the system responds to a data signal that is received from a remote location or generated on the local computer and generates thrusting movement of a phallic object which movement is related to said data signal.

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention pertains to providers of web based adult Internetservices where models interact with customers in real time throughon-line chat and streaming video. The present invention includesmechanical inputs at the customer's end of the connection which inputsmay include the insertion of an object into an orifice and which inputsare related to mechanical outputs at the website's end of theconnection, which mechanical outputs are the thrusting movements of aphallic object and which mechanical outputs are video imaged and wherelive video of mechanical outputs is transmitted back to customer's endof the connection so that customer can observe, steer, and directlycontrol erotic actions that occur at the website's end of theconnection. The utility of this invention is the improvement in theperception of erotic acts of the customer who is located at his privatelocation which person desires to affect and view actions that occur inat the website's, e.g. a studio where models model, which actions mimiclovemaking acts.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To better describe the current invention, I include the followingdrawings:

FIG. 1 shows the interaction components of the current inventionincluding components at the local and remote sites.

FIG. 2 shows the components used to measure the act at the local site.

FIG. 3 is a drawing of the particular device used to create data fortransfer to the remote site.

FIG. 4 shows the components of the device of the present invention usedto translate the transmitted data into a proxy at the remote location ofthe erotic act measured at the local location.

FIG. 5 shows, for an alternate embodiment, the components of the deviceof the present invention used to translate the transmitted data into aproxy at the remote location of the erotic act measured at the locallocation.

FIG. 6 illustrates the Internet implementation of the business of thepresent invention

FIG. 7 shows a flow diagram describing a customer's progression throughthe business' online service

FIG. 8 is a drawing of a second embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

There are currently web based adult entertainment services that allowcustomers to chat with performers for a fee. In the current web basedadult entertainment services, the interaction between customers andperformers is generally through on-line chat combined with a lifestreaming video connection. Performers are female or male actors whopose for the customers and interact with customers through the Internet.On-line chat is generally the process wherein persons connected to theInternet type words that are transmitted and displayed on other people'sscreen. Compared to pre-recorded on-line photos and movies, these webbased Adult Services offer the customer has a sense of interaction andconnection that increases the intensity of the fantasy that is theproduct of the Web based service. For example, the customer may ask,through on-line chat, the model to wave her left hand. When the modelresponds, the customer knows that the interaction is occurring in realtime with the model displayed on his or her computer screen. Currently,on-line services limit the interactive content that they offer theircustomers to on-line chat and a streaming video and audio feeds to thecustomer. The present invention is an on-line service where customersare able to physically interact with the perfrormers. To that end, thepresent invention includes a Remote Interaction System comprising twointeraction devices described below and depicted in the attachedfigures.

As shown in FIG. 1, the Remote Interaction System of the presentinvention generally includes an input device (300) for receivingphysical inputs from a user, digitizing and transmission components(312) and a Processing Unit (304) for transmitting an electronic signalrelated to said physical inputs to a remote location, an output device(306) and associated signal processing component (314) for creatingmechanical movements of a phallic object in a remote location, a videocamera (308) for imaging mechanical movements and their effects atremote user's location, video digitizing and transmission components(316) for sending a live video feed back to user's location, and displaymeans (310) through which user can observe movements at remote locationas portrayed in said live video feed so that user can better control andperceive the effects of said physical inputs.

The Input Device

The input device (300) of the system of the present invention is shownin FIG. 2. As depicted, the system includes a tube (1) for containing apneumatic fluid (11) a fitting (2) on one end of said tube where saidfitting is flexible in its plane as shown in FIG. 3 and where saidfitting includes a flattened, elongated bag (3) as also shown in FIG. 2so that said bag protrudes into tube (1) when the fitting (2) isattached to the tube (1) and where said bag (3) is then open to the airoutside of the tube (1). The system furthermore comprises a secondfitting (4) attached to the tube on the end opposite to the firstfitting (1) where second fitting seals said tube and where said secondfitting is attached to a hose (5) which hose penetrates said secondfitting (4) so that it's content is in communication with fluid in tube(1). Hose (5) also penetrates the third fitting (6) which third fittingcovers one end of a second tube (7) so that fluid from first tube (1) isin communication with fluid in second tube (7). The second tube includesa piston (8) where the piston bars fluid that enters second tube (7)through third fitting (6) from hose (5). The system furthermore includesa fourth fitting (9) that seals second tube (7). Piston (8) includes arod (12) which rod protrudes out of second tube (7) through a hole infourth fitting (9). Piston (8) is supported from a direction opposite ofthird fitting (6) by a coil spring (10) which coil spring pressesagainst the piston (8) and the fourth fitting (9) so that a fluid (11)is always under pressure and so that the piston (8) and rod (12) alwaysreturn to a rest position after the system has undergone a perturbation.In the current embodiment the fluid in the second tube (7) is enclosedin a flexible balloon (13) which balloon ensures that the fluid does notleak past the piston (8). The system of the current inventionfurthermore includes a wheel (14) comprising holes (15) near itsperimeter which wheel is in contact with rod (12) in such a way thatwheel (14) spins when the rod (12) moves. The system includes a lightemitting device (16) and light detection device (17) where said lightemitting and detecting devices are positioned such that light can shinefrom emitting device (16) through one of holes (15) in wheel (14) tolight detecting device (17) if the wheel is positioned in specificorientations and light is blocked by wheel (14). otherwise. System ofthe present invention also includes processing circuitry (18) where thiscircuitry processes inputs from light detection device (17) to yielddigital electronic data for transmission, storage, and processing in aCPU (19) which electronic data relates to the amount and direction ofrotation of the wheel (14).

Since bag (3) is open on the outside of first tube (I) it forms anorifice in the tube. If this orifice is filled with an object, fluid infirst tube (1) is displaced and forces, through hose (5) and balloon(13), the piston (8) to move toward fourth fitting (9). As piston (8)moves, rod (12) moves accordingly and causes wheel (14) to spin.Processing circuitry (18), receives data from light detecting device andoutputs digital data for use in the CPU (19) which data is related tothe amount of displacement cause by the inserted object. If the objectis extracted from the orifice, the coil spring (10) forces piston (8) tomove back to its original position. Rod (12) moves with piston (8) andcauses wheel (14) to spin accordingly. Again, processing circuitry (18),receives data from light detecting device and outputs digital data foruse in the CPU (19) which data is related to the now diminishing amountof displacement cause by the inserted object.

The Output Device

FIG. 4 shows the output device (201) of the system of the presentinvention. As shown in FIG. 4, the output device includes a motor (100)and driver circuitry (101) for controlling the speed and direction ofsaid motor (100). Driver circuitry (101) receives data from CPU (102)which data is related to data generated by processing circuitry (18) ofthe input device and transmitted by CPU (19) of the input device anddriver circuitry causes motor (100) to turn in accordance with saiddata. The output shaft of motor (100) is attached to a spring coil (103)so that said spring coil rotates around its long axis as the motor'sshaft turns. Inside spring coil (103) and oriented along its main axis,is a pin (104) which pin has two arms (105) protruding traverse to thepin through the coil as shown in FIG. 5. Said arms attach to a hollowthrusting tube (106) which thrusting tube has the same main axis as thecoil and which thrusting tube surrounds the spring coil (103) and pin(104) assembly. Said thrusting tube (106) has a fin (107) on its outsidesurface which fin is oriented along the main axis of the thrusting tube.The system furthermore comprises a steadying tube (108). where theinside diameter of said steadying tube is slightly larger then theoutside diameter of the thrusting tube and where the steadying tube(108) has a groove (109) on its inside surface which groove is slightlylarger in size than the fin (107) on the thrusting tube (106). Thrustingtube (106) is positioned inside steadying tube (108) so that the fin(107) is in the groove (109). Thrusting tube (106) is flanged at itsbase so that movement through the steadying tube is ended when thethrusting tube's base meets the steadying tube's base. Steadying tube(108) is affixed to the base (110) of the output device (201) where thebase (110) contains the motor. The output device (201) includes aphallic object (111) which phallic object is affixed to thrusting tube(106).

Based on digital data that is passed from CPU (102) to driver circuitry(101), driver circuitry (101) causes motor (100) to turn at variousspeeds and in both directions. As motor (100) turns, spring coil (103)turns and this causes pin (104) and arms (105) to move in a directionaway from or towards motor (100) depending on the direction of rotationof spring coil (103). As the pin (104) and arms (105) move, thethrusting tube (106) and the phallic object (111) are caused to moveaccordingly.

The output device of the present invention provides a means for creatinga thrusting motion of a phallic object based on digital data receivedfrom a processor. The phallic object is supported by a spring so thatthe force of impact against obstructing walls can be softened.

FIG. 5 shows an alternate design of the output device. As shown in FIG.5, motor (200) moves and arm (202), which arm swings around the axis(204) of the motor (202) as said axis (204) rotates. Arm (202) isthreaded through a loop (206) which loop is attached to the end of athrusting tube (208), which thrusting tube is threaded through asteadying tube (210) where the inside diameter of the steadying tube(210) is slightly larger then outside diameter of the thrusting tube(208). Steadying tube (210) and motor (200) are affixed to a supportingplate (220) and these components are enclosed in a enclosure (212) wheresaid enclosure has a holes so that steadying tube (210) partiallyprotrudes out of said enclosure and so that thrusting tube (208)protrudes through steadying tube (210) out of said enclosure (212).Based on digital data that is passed from CPU (214) to driver circuitry(216), driver circuitry (216) causes motor (200) to turn at variousspeeds and in both directions. As motor (200) turns, arm (202) turns andthis causes thrusting tube (208) to move in a direction along the axisof steadying tube (210) where direction depends on the direction ofrotation motor (202). Phallic object (218) is affixed to thrusting tubeoutside of enclosure (212). Therefore, the thrusting tube (208) and thephallic object (218) are caused to move in response to digital datapassed from CPU (214).

The Web Business Implementation

In accordance with the present invention, a business includes a Webbased service that is offered to customers wherein customers interactwith models in a location that is not the location of the customers andwhere the customer can cause and view movement of a phallic object inthe location of the model through an on-line connection. In an alternateembodiment of the present invention, the model, while viewed by thecustomer, causes movement of a phallic object in the customer'slocation. Therefore, the present invention offers customers of theweb-based service a more vivid and realistic experience. The business ofthe present invention can charge additional fees for the enhancedservices and can benefit from the sales of input and output devices.

The Remote Interaction System of the present invention makes possible abusiness where customers view and interact With performers whichperformers are in a location different from the location of thecustomers and where said interaction includes mechanical interactionwhich mechanical interaction can be viewed in the customer's locationthrough video which video is captured at the performer's location andtransmitted to the customer's location via the Internet. FIG. 6illustrates the business of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6,the present invention presents a new business model that includesTransaction Server components 500, Website server components 600,Website Administration components 700, and Toy Communication components800. These components are implemented by a business (the Business) thatalso employs or otherwise constracts with performers and offers the webbased adult entertainment services described herein to its customers(Customers). Transaction Server component (500) of the present inventionfacilitates the interaction between the Customer, the AdministrationComponent (700), the Customer's bank and the Business' bank. As shown inFIG. 6, the Transaction Server component (500) of the system letscustomers join the Business's service through the Join Form (710). WhenCustomer first submits request for membership in the Business' service,the Join Form (710) collects demographic and credit card data from thecustomer. Based in this data, the Authorization Credit Server (520)processes the request which data and the request is either approved ordeclined. If the request is approved, Customer's data is stored in theDatabase (730) and Customer is issued a username and password for entryinto Business' website. Once Customer enters the website, Customer ispresented with website content by Website Server (600). This contentcomprises images of performers who are available for performances. TheWebsite lets the Customer submit requests for performances through theRequest Authorize Form (720). Upon the request for a performance, theWebsite Server (600) submits Request Authorize Form (720) containingCustomer's data from Database (730) to the Transaction Server (500)along with a request for sufficient funds to purchase the performance.If this request is approved, Customer gains access to a web page on theWebsite Server (600) where Customer can view live video of performerwhich video is served by Video Server (770).

Also, if the request is approved, a communication data stream is openedon the Internet between Customer's computer and Performer's computer sothat Customer can control over the Output Device (201) in theperformer's location and so that Customer's Input Device (300) isconnected with the Output Device (201) in Performer's location asdescribed above. This communication, in the preferred embodiment, iscontrolled by local software components, Toy Communication Components(790).

FIG. 7 shows a flow diagram describing Customer's progression throughBusiness' online service. After Customer's entry into Business' website(800), the system branches non-members to a New Member Sign-up form(830). If Customer is a member, Customer moves to the PerformerSelection page (820) where Customer views images of available performersand selects a performer for a show. Once a Performer is selected,Customer is presented with an Authorize Credit form (830) where Customergives explicit permission to charge the credit card on file based on thecredit information in the database and based on the price to be chargedfor the show. If Customer agrees to the transaction, the system attemptsauthorization for credit (840). If the credit has been approved,Customer is presented with a private webpage (860) where Customerinteracts with the selected performer. The system initiates the videofeed from the performer's location to Customer's location (870) and thesystem creates data connection between Customer's location andPerformer's location for interaction between Input Device (300) andOutput Device (201). After the session (900) Customer logs out of thewebsite (910).

A business, adult Web service, and system have been disclosed that allowcustomers to have improved perception and control of erotic acts thatoccur at a Web based adult service provider's location. One component ofthe system measures the displacement of a fluid that occurs when anobject is inserted into an orifice at the user's location to createdigital data, which data can be transmitted to a remote location.Another component of the system responds to the data signal that isreceived at the remote location and generates movements of a phallicwhich movements are related to said data signal. Another component ofthe system captures video showing said movements and/or their effects atthe remote location and transmits them to the user's location fordisplay on a monitor.

FIG. 8 shows yet another alternate design of the output device. As shownin FIG. 8, motor (502) moves an arm (504), which arm swings around anaxis of the motor (502) as said axis rotates. Arm (504) connects throughswivel pin (503) to a rod (506) which rod is attached through swivel pin(507) to the end of a thrusting rod (508), which thrusting rod is isattached to steadying rod (510) through a sliding mechanism comprisingbearings so that the thrusting rod moves freely in the direction of itslong axis. Steadying rod (510) and motor (502) are affixed to asupporting plate (520) and these components are enclosed in an enclosure(512) where said enclosure has holes so that thrusting rod (508) canpartially protrude out of said enclosure (512). Based on digital datathat is passed from CPU (514) to driver circuitry (516), drivercircuitry (516) causes motor (502) to turn at various speeds and in bothdiredtions. As motor (502) turns, arm (504) turns and this causesthrusting rod (508) to move in a direction along the axis of steadyingrod (510) where direction depends on the direction of rotation motor(502). Phallic object (518) is affixed to the thrusting rod outside ofenclosure (512). Therefore, the thrusting rod (508) and the phallicobject (518) are caused to move in response to digital data passed fromCPU (514).

While I have herein described a specific embodiment of this invention,it should be understood that components of this invention can beimplemented in various ways. It is my intention to claim suchmodifications of my invention that include such implementations.

1. A system for sexual interaction, the system comprising: an inputdevice comprising: a tubular body that has an orifice for receiving amale penis; and a first processor connected to the tubular body,wherein: the first processor determines an output signal, wherein theoutput signal is adjusted corresponding to a degree of penetration basedat least in part on the movement of the male penis in relation to thetubular body; and the first processor communicates the output signal toan output device; and the output device comprising: a second processorthat is configured to: receive the output signal from the input device,wherein the output signal is adjusted corresponding to the degree ofpenetration of the male penis in relation to the tubular body of theinput device; and transmit instructions to driver circuitry based on thereceived output signal from the input device; and a motor connected to aphallic object that receives the instructions from the driver circuitryto move the phallic object based on the received output signal from theinput device.
 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the tubular bodycontains a pneumatic fluid, a first end of the tubular body has a firstfitting with the orifice for receiving the male penis and a second endof the tubular body has a second fitting for sealing the tubular body,the input device further comprising: a hose that is connected to thepneumatic fluid in the tubular body; a second tubular body containingfluid, wherein the hose is further connected to the fluid in the secondtubular body such that the second tubular body is in fluid communicationwith the tubular body and wherein the second tubular body comprises apiston driven by a rod, wherein the piston and the rod receive adisplacement within the second tubular body in response to the pneumaticfluid being displaced in the tubular body; and the first processorconnected to the second tubular body, wherein the first processordetermines the displacement of the piston and the rod within the secondtubular body and generates the output signal based at least in part onthe determined displacement.
 3. The system of claim 2, furthercomprising an elongated bag connected to the first fitting, wherein thebag forms the orifice within the tubular body for receiving the malepenis.
 4. The system of claim 2, wherein the piston in the secondtubular body is contacted by a spring, wherein the spring pressesagainst the piston such that the fluid in the second tubular body iscontinuously under pressure and such that the piston returns to a restposition after the pneumatic fluid in the tubular body has undergone aperturbation.
 5. The system of claim 2, further comprising a flexibleballoon that encloses the fluid in the second tubular body such thatfluid remains within the second tubular body prior to the piston.
 6. Theof claim 2, further comprising a wheel having apertures near a perimeterof the wheel, wherein the wheel is connected to the rod such thatmovement of the rod causes the wheel to rotate.
 7. The system of claim6, further comprising a light emitting device and a light sensing devicepositioned such that light from the emitting device shines through atleast one of the apertures of the wheel and the light is received by thelight sensing device, wherein the received light is converted to digitaldata that is transmitted to the first processor and wherein the firstprocessor uses the digital data to correlate an amount of the pneumaticfluid being displaced from the tubular body.
 8. The system of claim 2,wherein the first processor is further configured to instruct the secondprocessor to move a thrusting rod that is connected to the secondprocessor based at least in part on the communicated output signal. 9.The system of claim 8, wherein the first processor is further configuredto: receive movement signals from the second processor connected to theoutput device; and generate responsive signals that move the rod and thepiston, wherein the movement of the rod and the piston displaces fluidin the second tubular body and the displaced fluid in the second tubularbody causes the pneumatic fluid to be displaced in the tubular body. 10.The system of claim 2, wherein the first processor is further configuredto correlate the determined displacement with the degree of penetrationof the penis into the orifice of the tubular body.
 11. The system ofclaim 1, wherein the driver circuitry is further configured to cause themotor to move an arm connected to a first rod, and wherein the outputdevice further comprises: the first rod connected to a thrusting rodwith a swivel pin, wherein at least a portion of the thrusting rod isenclosed by a steadying rod having bearings between the trusting rod andthe steadying rod; and the phallic object attached to an end of thethrusting rod, wherein the thrusting rod moves the phallic object. 12.The system of claim 1, further comprising a video camera connected tothe second processor, wherein the video camera monitors the sexualinteraction of the phallic object with a person and captures videosignals corresponding to the sexual interaction.
 13. The system of claim12, wherein the second processor is further configured to transmit thecaptured video signals to at least one other processor for viewing. 14.The system of claim 1, wherein the motor creates a rotary motion to thearm which then creates the movement of the thrusting rod.
 15. The systemof claim 1 wherein the second processor is configured to control themotor to turn at one of a plurality of speeds and one of a plurality ofdirections.
 16. The system of claim 8, wherein the trusting rod moves ina direction along a longitudinal axis of the steadying rod.
 17. Thesystem of claim 1, further comprising a video camera connected to thefirst processor, wherein the video camera monitors the interaction ofthe male penis with the tubular body of the input device and capturesvideo signals corresponding to the interaction and wherein the firstprocessor is further configured to transmit the captured video signalsto at least one other processor for viewing.